The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-05-28
BEAUTIFUL HAIR.
The Charms Dwelling in 3 Luxurious
Crown of Capillary Treasure.

The Charms Dwelling in q Luxurious
Crown of Capillary Treasure.
Wandering upon q time through the
out-skirting fields Of a small pro-
vincial town in England. l came upon
one of those interesting exhibitions Of
the kind which no doubt have been
seen in Britain since the middle ages.
A caravan of wild beasts in charge OF
a family of mountebanks had been
brought to halt, and, picturesquely
grouped upon the greensward in front
of the temporary stage which had been
erected the preceding night, were to
be seen all the gapingmouthed yokel:
of the village, eager to view the many
marvels promised on payment Of asil-
yer six-pence. Among the wonders
found an announcement Of ''the
display Of her great natural curl.
osity, by Miss Sigismunda Mont
morency, aged sixteen.' I f;,ncied
that the girl might be. one OF those
strange vocalists whose voices seem
compounded from the masculine and
feminine range, but when the rosy
checked lass appeared it came out thai
her great natural curiosity was hel
hair, which fell upon the floor anc
dragged like a court mantle when she
walked.
There is reaction in favor Of hair.
For several years its glories have beer
clouCled, but Of late there has been q
manifest desire to possess a luxurious
crown of capillary treasure. Biblical
eu]ogy is not lacking anent the sur
passing splendor of women,s hair,
while as for that Of men. abundant
hair has from the time Of the anc;ent;
been considered the attribute Of divini.
ty What painter, what sculptor of ole
has ever represented Jupiter, Apollo
or Neptune without;s glorious quantity
Of beautiful hair? Phidlas said thai
his statue OF Jupiter Olympus was
inspired by Homer, whose pages are full:
OF apostrophes to the splendor Of The
hair OF his heroes Virgil, to express
the power Of q Hydrologic god. said
that the shaking Of his hair caused al
Olympus to trenble. Coming down t.,
modern days, who can forget the poetic
assertion that beauty draws us by 8
single hair?
American families iii general have
line hair. 1t grows abundantly, like
other vegetables, under these fayorine
skies. But they do not take altogether
good care of it. The hair needs a great
deal Of ventilation. 1t should be brushed
and separated by wile-toothed comb
morning and evening: ltshould be al
lowed to hang down untramnellcd ky
combs, pins or strings when one j;
in dishabille, but no married woman
should ever appear in company
with disheyeled hair. A few Years
ago this frantic mode prevailed among
women Of poor taste and limited read
ing. The flowing haic is the mark Of
virgin, in all pictorial art, and is Sc
mentioned by Horace Walpole in the
history of painting, published more
than g hundred years ago. Queen
Victoria will not permit a married
woman whose hair is flying about her
shoulders to approach her presence;
but the little Wales and Edinburgh
ejrls---her grandchildren--wear their
golden locks unfettered by the snood.
In spite of the dictum Of interested
hair-sellers and hair-dressers, nothing
is so beautiful and becoming to q
woman as luxuriant natural hair SIM
ply twined about the head, while a
tr,iaut love-lock here and there escapes
from bondage and falls in curves OF
beauty on the brows. -OLaVe Logan. az
". Y. M@M and Express.